Pillow-sham holder



(No Model.)

1E'. J. WAITE.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

No. 451,538. Patented-May 5,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` FRANK J. VAITE, OF LEADVILLE, COLORADO.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,538, dated-May 5,1891.

Application iiled December 6, 1890. Serial No. 373,778. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.:

Beit known that I, FRANK J. VAITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Leadville,in Jthe county of Lake and State ot' Colo-' rado,have invented a new and useful Pillow- Sham IIolder, of which thefollowing is a specification. i

This invention is an improvement in pillow-shamnholders, and has for itsobjects to provide a pillow-sham holder 'which will be adjustable inreference to the bed, and which will be convenient in use; furthermoreto provide a pillow-sham holder which will be simple, cheap, and elegantin appearance.

IVith these objects in view the invention resides in the various noveldetails ot' construction, and in the combination of parts hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings in which I-have illustrated my invention, and in whichlike letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1isaperspective view of a bed having my pillow-sham holder attached.lFig. 2 is a detail view showing one form of my holder. Fig. 3 is adetail view of another form of my holder. Fig. 4t is a plan view ot' theconstruction shown in Fig. l.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a bedstead having a head-boardB, which is provided with the screw-eyelets O. Attached to thescrew-eyelets and adjust-able in relation to the head-board is apillow-sham holder D. This pillow-sham holder is composed of a singlepiece of wire d, which, as shown in Fig. 2, has the central portioncoiled, as shown at CZ', and within the length of this coil formed int-oeyelets d2. Beyond this coil d the wire d is bent at right angles andformed into eyelets, and, making an outward loop d3, eachend is broughtdownward, looped, and bent at right angles again, as shown at d4,and theends d5 brought inwardly toward each other and their extremities formedinto eyelets d, embracing the opposite end; or the said wire d may bebent, as shown in Fig. S-that is, one end, having been formed with ahook di, is brought down, bent at right angles da, formed into a curved, brought back to the right angle d8, looped thereabout, as shown atd10, and extending toward the right is 'formed into another curve d,which interlaces with the curve d, and extending to the right beyondsaid curve d forms interlacing curves (112 and (Z13, and extending tothe right from the upper portion of the curve Z13 is formed into a loopd, brought downward and formed into a curve interlacing with the curvedlg, and the end brought up and passed through the loop d, and beyondsaid loop bent into a right angle, carried upward, and 'formed into ahook C315. the hooks (F and d form the ends ot' the single wire d, andthat the length of the wire, formed as above described, in theinterlacing curves, will make a spring which will be to a limited extentcapable ot being adapted to beds of various sizes.

In practice I mountthis pillow-sham holder D, which is composed of asingle wire (l, and is of the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3, upon thehead-board by attaching the hooks of one form of the spring to theeyelets C, or catching the body of said wire within said hooks in theother form. It will be observed that both of my forms are adjustable toslight differences in the size of beds. In the one case the coiledspring and the embracing eyelets on the ends of the wire will permitlongitudinal movement to suit bedsteads of any ordinary width, and inthe other case the springbody itselhtormed by the interlacing curves,will permit ot longitudinal extension or contraction to a limiteddegree.

I provide my pillow-sham holder D with the pins or sham-hooks E, whichmay be placed at any suitable or convenient parts of the holder.

In using the form shown in Fig. 2 the sham will be given an elegantcurve by the coiled central portiond at the top, and in using either otthe forms shown the sham will bc securely and properly held thereon.

The eyelets d2 not only afford retaining devices for the pins E, but asthe sham-holder D is raised at right angles to the head-board the saideyelets will be pressed against the head-board by the spring and supportthe sham -holden Other supporting or raising devices may be used, ifdesired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a pillow-sham holder, the combina- It will be seen that IOD lion,with eyelets :LttaLehed to the head-board of :L bedstend, ol' :L singlewire connected with :Lnd journaled in szLld eyelets :Lnd between themformed into :L spring :Lnd :L sham-holding frame, substantially :Ls :Lndfor the purpose set forth.

2. In :L pillow-sham holder, the combination, with eyelets :Lttnehed tothe head-board of :L bedstead, of :L single wire Connected :Lndjournnled in said eyelets, :Lnd between them being formed intointerlaeing curved portions which provide :L spring :Lnd :L shamholding`frame, substantially :Ls :Lnd for the purpose set forth.

In :L pillow-sham holder, the combination, with the eyelets C, ofthewire D, having one end formed into :L hook (Z7, bent :Lt right :inglesto (ZS, formed into :L curve d, brought back to the right :Lngle (ZH,looped lherenbout, :Ls shown :Lt rtl, :Lnd extending toward the right isformed into interhLeing eurves LZ (W (Z13, and extending to the right otthe upper portion of the curve (Z13 is formed into :Lloop d, broughtdownward, formed into curve d, :Lnd the end brought up :Lnd passedthrough the loop d, :Lnd beyond said loop bent into :L right angle,carried upward, :Lnd formed into :L hook d, substantially :Ls :Lnd forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing :Ls my own I have hereto :Lfixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK J. XVAI'IE.

Witnesses:

MARY LEE, FANNLE LEE.

